"I just want to say thank you for all the stories and letters I've been receiving, especially from those who've also lost loved ones," she said.

"I don't come online often, but reading of others who have dealt with this loss [and] gone on to live happy, full lives is helpful. Truly."

I just want to say thank you for all the stories and letters I've been receiving, especially from those who've also lost loved ones. — Zelda Williams (@zeldawilliams)
September 23, 2014

Williams' father, Robin, took his own life in August. In the wake of his death, his 25-year-old daughter was singled out on social media and targeted by so-called social media "trolls".

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"I'm sorry. I should've risen above," she wrote at the time. "Deleting this from my devices for a good long time, maybe forever. Time will tell. Goodbye."

In a fuller statement she posted on her Instagram account at the time, Williams said her favourite images of her family were "framed in my house, not posted on social media, and they 'll remain there."